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Price List

The pricing schedule (Canadian non-profit or Other) is assigned based on the billing address listed on the cover sheet of this submission form and the pricing posted on our website at the time of submission. "Canadian Non-profit" is defined as a Canadian academic institution, Canadian Government agency, Regsitered Canadian non-profit organization, or Canadian Indigenous Group. For non-profit users, an invoice is issued upon delivery of the the results, and payment is required within 30 days. For "Other" users (Canadian commercial users, and non-Canadian users), payment is required prior to releasing results. A purchase order is required for submissions over $5,000. For internal users (University of Ottawa users, or Ottawa-Carleton Geoceience Centre members), payment MUST be made from a University of Ottawa FOAP, or (for OCGC members) a cheque or direct deposit from the institution.

A 10% discount will be applied to a single submission of 10 samples or more, or a cumulative project of 10 samples or more where all 10 samples are processed at the same time (same accelerator run, or "wheel"). For fully trained outside users processing samples at the AEL-AMS laboratory, a 20% discount will be applied at the discretion of AEL-AMS staff. For Ottawa-Carleton Geoscience Centre (OCGC) users, the OCGC discounted rate will be applied with no further discounts for quantity.

Minimum sample sizes are intended for well preserved, clean material. If the sample is too small, it will be submitted for direct combustion. We will notify the user if this is the case.

Code

Description

Sample Size

Cost

Min

Ideal

Canadian Non-Profit

Other

Refined Material

G

Graphite (please contact us first)

0.2 mgC

1.0 mgC

$120

$170

C

CO2 (known pCO2, 15cm x 6mm OD pyrex)

0.2 mgC

1.0 mgC

$180

$250

D

Direct combustion

5 mg

10 mg

$240

$330

Q

Swipe (liquid scintillation) consultation required

-

-

$40

$60

Charcoal, wood, peat, organics

A

Acid wash only (bulk sediment)

100 mg

500 mg

$300

$410

AAA

Acid, alkali, acid (most organics)

50 mg

100 mg

$300

$410

HA

Humic acid extraction

100 mg

500 mg

$380

$530

H

Humin fraction

100 mg

500 mg

$380

$530

HH

Humic/humin on same sample

100 mg

500 mg

$430

$630

Bone, tooth, antler, ivory

B

AAA + collagen extraction

300 mg

2 g

$425

$585

BU

B + ultrafiltration*

500 mg

2 g

$450

$630

CN

δ13C, δ15N collagen, GG Hatch Lab

-

-

$15

$20

Shells, carbonates

S

Pre-etch with acid prior to digestion

20 mg

50 mg

$265

$370

SN

No pre-etch (forams, powders)

10 mg

20 mg

$265

$370

Particulate organic carbon

POC

Particulate organic carbon (on quartz filters)

-

-

$255

$350

Skin, parchment, leather, hide, textiles, other

X

Please contact us

-

-

$300

$410

Water (sample size depends on carbon content)

DIC

Dissolved inorganic carbon

500 ml

1000 ml

$300

$410

DOC

Dissolved organic carbon

500 ml

1000 ml

$380

$525

DIOC

DIC/DOC on same sample

500 ml

1000 ml

$600

$835

Gases

CX

CO2 from gas mixture (requires purification, please contact)

-

-

$210

$290

CH4

CH4 (minimum conccentration required, please contact)

-

-

$300

$410

*Ultrafiltration is used to concentrate longer protein molecules and can be used to remove shorter chain proteins more likely to originate from contaminants.